Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not
by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see
misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and
misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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Relient K's,
"Chapstick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry"
And I lost my phone to rates that would make Batman writhe
And I lost my phone to the lake beneath the Batman ride
The Story: I figured that since Batman is obscenely rich, the rates were so expensive that even he could barely afford them. It made a certain kind of sense, I thought. - Submitted by: Joce
Sell all my books for front row tickets, dude; ate Matthew's pen
Sell all my books for front row tickets to Dave Matthews Band
The Story: The lyric immediately before this one is "I'm poor, I'm starving, I'm flat broke, I've got no cash to spend," so i thought the singer was saying he was so poor, he had to eat somebody's ink pen! XD - Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Where do I go from here?
Now I'm such a fork.
Where do I go from here?
Now I'm searching for.
The Story: We were driving back from the Embassy soaked in the rain, having to walk 10 or so blocks to the Embassy and another 10 to get back to our car. We needed something to cheer us up. We had borrowed a friends car so we only had her CD's we poped this one in and listened to "For The Moments I Feel Faint" over and over again, singing "Now I'm such a fork". We weren't sure what it meant, but we thought that maybe it was saying. I am at this point in my life where I have all of the options/directions, and I don't know which one to take. It made sense in our heads anyway. - Submitted by: Sky
H'you has the flavor of a water chestnut.
Ohio has the flavor of a water chestnut.
The Story: H'you? What's that? Some tropical fruit? Sure sounded like it to me. - Submitted by: Michael
I think I got an 10 from the language arts maskin'.
I think I got a tan from the light in which I was basking.
The Story: I was listening to the song, and wondering 'What the heck is a maskin?' When I came on this website I was just looking around, and came upon one of the other misheard lyrics. I listened to the song closely, and realized how stupid I was (LOL). - Submitted by: Ali
Relient K's,
"Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet"
This black guy and he's bruising.
These black eyes and these bruises
The Story: I first heard this song in a friend's car, and thought 'Is Relient K a white supremisist band?! I thought they were generic pop-punk!' Then I found out what he was really saying. - Submitted by: Christine
Relient K's,
"Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet"
This black guy and he's bruising.
These black eyes and these bruises
The Story: I first heard this song in a friend's car, and thought 'Is Relient K a white supremisist band?! I thought they were generic pop-punk!' Then I found out what he was really saying. - Submitted by: Christine
Well I never should have cross-dressed.
Well I never should have crossed it.
The Story: I heard them live and I had never heard this song before so I was unfamiliar with the lyrics. It sounded like they were apologizing for cross-dressing which seemed so out of place for the song. - Submitted by: Michelle JillDaughter
Well, I never shouldn't cross it
Well, I never should have crossed it
The Story: I thought it was "shouldn't", not "should have" - Submitted by: Cody Finke
There are more Relient K misheard lyrics available.
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
